Bed for infants



oct. 16, 1945.

w. T. 'rowNsND BED FOR INFANTS Filed .1.411. 25, 1944 5 Sheds-Sheet 3 1Q \s 1 Mz. 5U@ T 75mm/SEM@ MW Mmg Inventor lPatented Oct. 16, 1945 UNlTED .STATES AmiENT' 2,387,196 Y y s Baur-on INFANTS I 2T.' Townsend, Washington, D. C. 'I

.-Applic'atonlanuary 25, 1944, `Serial No. 519,625

A4v claims.

kBall sides `of the bed.

rA further object-fof the invention is tov provide means for 'heating the interior-of the bed as well as "to *humidity the fheate'd air :and otherwise l"to control lthe fair to which the infant is subjected.

A still 'further object is 'to providea device of `Ithis 4'character Iof fs'irnple' yand practical construction, which is neat 'and attractive in appearance,

' relatively inexpensive to manufacture land Yotherwise well adapted Arorithe purposes for which the :same intended.

lOther objectsand advantages reside in lthe details-of construction .and operation as more `fully 'hereinafter 'described and "fclaimed' reference being had to the accompanying dr-awings fforming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view, and

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention the numeral 5 designates the four corner posts of the bed, and which preferably are made of wood and supported on the casters 6 for conveniently moving the bed to a desired position.

An imperforate bottom 1` is secured to the post and on which are supported upstanding side walls B and end walls 9 on the upper edges of which are supported the ends of a at bed frame II).

Shallow rails II extend around the marginal edges of the frame I and within which is positioned a mattress I2.

In one of the end walls 9 is positioned a lamp socket I3 in which is mounted an electric lamp I4 disposed under one end of the mattress I2. To the underside of the frame ID immediately above the lamp I4 is secured an asbestos pad I5 to protect the mattress from direct effects of the heat from the lamp.

Supported on the bottom 1 is a pan I6 adapted to contain water, the edges of the pan being secured in position by clamps I1 which extend through the bottom 1.

To the upper portion of the legs are secured the imperforate side walls I8 and end walls I9,

ci. sees the' horizontal 'plane of the upper'edges of the walis 4 'and '9 'as will be apparent 'from' an 'inspection 'of Figures land `2 of .the drawings;V The *walls I8 and 'I9 vare :spaced slightly outwardly from 'the walls 8 and 9 to provide an airspace vb e'jtween the walls ofthe lower compartment lformedby `the walls 8 ,and 9 and betweenA the upper compartment formed bythe walls `I8V and I9 |I'he ends and sidesof the frame IU arelikewise spaced from the walls .I8 and IB 'to permitlupward circulation Aof air at alls'ides .of '.t'he mattress I2.

, Supported on one of the side walls VI8-is.alshelf "ZG having screws 2| inserted .in the .posts T5 `to support the .shelf .in position 1andrisin'g .from -the l shelf l2!)v adjacent Athe ends thereofvare -end plates i22 .in lwhich are supported rails 23 .to maintain `bottles and ,various articles in :position onfthe shelf.

Also positioned in the shelf 20 is a lamp socket 24 in which an electric lamp 25 is mounted having a shield 26 to prevent glare of the lamp from shining in the eyes of the infant on the mattress I2.

Secured to the posts 5 at one end of the upper compartment is a pair of spaced Aapart vertical strips 21 from which project bracket arms 28 supporting a roller 29 at their outer ends and upon which paper or cloth toweling may be mounted. A shelf 30 is provided with slots 3I in its side rails 32 for receiving pins 33 on the upper ends of the strips 21 to permit swinging of the shelf upwardly and sliding the same downwardly against the end wall I9 into a folded position. Braces 34 are pivoted at their upper ends to the outer edge of the shelf 3l) with their intermediate portions resting against the inside of the roller 29 and the lower ends of the braces resting loosely against the end wall to swing inwardly against the shelf when the latter is folded.

A feed tube 35 extends through one of the side walls I8 and terminates over the pan I6 to replenish the water therein, when desired. As shown to better advantage in Figure 2 the inner end portion of said tube inclines to the desired degree to facilitate the gravitation of the water into the pan. The outer end of the tube is upturned and embedded and otherwise protected in a surrounding block of wood or equivalent material whereby to minimize damage and likelihood of breakage.

Thev manner and use and many advantages of the crib will be apparent and may be briey stated as providing a lower compartment in which .air is heated and humidiiied for mixing with fresh air as it enters the Ventilating passages at the bottomof the upper compartment or enclosure for circulation upwardly at al1 sides of the t mattress., 'llhesideand end .walls of the upper compartment protect the iniantrfrom direct air draughts" whiehlusally sweep across an open crib.

and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation. f Having described the invention, whatpisclairned as new is: t d

1. An infants bed comprising a lower c'omcompartment tothe upper enclosure for mixing lwithairentering the upper Yenclosure through the air passage.'

Ainfants vbed kcomprising a lower ,com-M lpartment :and an upper enclosure, said" lcompartment and enclosure having imperforate walls, Vthe-walls of the upper enclosure being oiiset outvwardlyjirom thewalls of the lower compartment lto provide an air passage at the lower edges oftgo*mixing.freshv air with the heat-,ed` air from .the lthe-upper enclosure, means for supporting'amat- 'A '-trss on the upperedges of the lower compart- -men'tlto partially close 'the lower compartment,

means for heating air inthe lower compartment,

at least one edge of the mattress being spaced inwardly from an adjacent wall of the lower compartment to admit heated air from the lower compartment into the upper enclosure for mixing 5 with air entering the upper enclosure through lil mentandlenclosure havingimperforate walls, the

Vwalls of the upper enclosure beingjoifsetoutwardly from the walls of the lower compartment to i provide an. air passage at the lower edges of the It is believed that the details of construction upper enclosure, means for supporting a mattress iieonflthe upper edges of the lower compartment wtopartially close the lower compartment, means vr"for"v `heatin'g"`a1` in the lower compartment, at

leastoneedgeoflthe mattress being spaced inwardlvfrom an adjacent wall of the lower como partment to admit heated air from the lower com- 5 anda feed tube extending vthrough `one yof the Walls Iof thellower compartment for .supplying 1vwatertotliepam,4r l., f' 61;. fi-,In er1 infantsbea ci the .Class described, an open top box-like compartment, air heating means in said `conipartment,heated air humidifying means in said compartment, meansfor supporting the, compartment in anelevated position, H-a.- bed supportedfgon-thewallsof the compartmenitkwith spaces tto permitcirculationof air 5 u therearound, Aand an enclosure supported' on the upper-,portion oi ,said supporting means and rising above the bed and, including imperforate walls Vhaving their lower edges spaced outwardly from the walls of the compartment for4 admitting and heating means inthe compartmentffor vcirculaiiQrk and venilationiurposes 11p and around, the perimeter-Dumais .of-:the bed. i y f j; WILBURjLATOWNsEND. 

